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Quiz#3
The Spanish Reign on our country was surely one of the most life changing thing that
happened to us. The Spaniard’s settlement in our country started during the 1500s and lasted for
over 300 years so they have surely left us a lot of changes and legacies. The most enduring
legacy of the Spaniards for our country was religion. They have left us one of the greatest things
in life and makes our country one of the two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Asia.
About 86 percent of the population of the Philippines is Catholic. That’s how influential the
Spaniards were to us. The strong influence of the Spanish conquest can be seen in almost
everywhere in our country. For me, when you think about a Filipino, the first thing that comes
into my mind is that they are usually Catholics. The rest are them being hospitable, caring, and
loving. Because of the practices and teachings of the Catholic church, these paved a way to the
development of the great virtues and traits of our people. Almost all of the Filipinos act in
accordance to the teachings of Bible and almost all of the time they try to avoid sins. These are
only some of the results of the Spanish legacy on religion. As a result of their influence on
religion, these is kind of co-related to their influence on architecture. The Spaniards have built
amazing and various types of churches. The beauty it shows really catches the eyes of many
people. Having built these kinds of chapels really helps motivate our fellow Filipino people to
show their own kind of creativity. Catholicism rapidly spread in our country even just the early
years of their colonization. It has become the heart of nationalism and other movements.
Everything really became centered on Catholicism. It became the priority of everyone. Religion
was truly a great treasure for our country thanks to Spain. Prior to the Spanish settlement in the
Philippines, the Filipinos pay homage to their ancestors by way of religious offerings and
believed in spirits. They believed in different kinds of Gods and other spiritual beings. All these
have changed with the arrival of the Spaniards who systematically have destroyed the beliefs of
the indigenous Filipino people. Today, we only believe in one God and one teaching and that
teaching is His teaching. The Filipinos today celebrate all the Roman Catholic holidays and are
observed as national holidays in our Country. We practice holy week and pretty much every
religious Catholic thing we could think of. A lot of Filipinos are just Catholics now and not the
traditional Roman Catholic who are super die hard Catholic followers. We have a more modern
following on the teachings of the church especially in our generation today. During the past,
there was a union between the church and state and the church being more powerful than the
church. The government was basically controlled by the friars. Now, the church and the
government are separated. Since there is a great number of positive things that the Spanish
legacy on religion has, there are also negative things that resulted of this.
The Spanish colonizers forced the induction of Christianity in our homeland. Those who
opposed the church were killed or tortured leading to thousands of deaths. This is what I didn’t
like about the way the Spaniards have left their legacy for our country. Sure it was a really great
thing but the way they enforced their legacy was really mind blowing and goes against the
teachings of the Catholic church. It is in the ten commandments that we the people should not
kill. Them killing just to enforce their legacy and show their power is just really shows
hypocrisy. Their practices of enforcing religion to our country was really successful as it shows
that almost 90% of our population is now affiliated with the Catholic Church. For me today, ever
since pre-school till high school I studied in a Catholic school. We used to have prayers during
the start and end of every class that I had. Everything that we have studied about the Spanish
influence on religion can be seen and practiced everyday in our school. We used to have masses
every week and that’s aside from the first Friday mass of the month. After graduating and going
into college, I don’t really see the importance anymore in going to Church and hearing mass
every Sunday. For me it became a compliance and a hindrance rather than being something
sacred and something I was looking forward in doing to do. I was only complying due to my
mom forcing me to go every Sunday. In a way I remembered how the Spaniards are forcing
Catholicism in to the Filipinos. Going back to my personal experience, for me, I don’t even
usually listen to the gospels and what the priests talks about during the mass, I’m just physically
there but mentally absent so I think that it is better if I do not go at all because it is much more
disrespecting if I’m there but I’m not even listening or just sleeping. In my perspective, I am a
good person, I know my morals and I am kind to other people and I still believe in God. I think
that is enough to be a good catholic. We do not need to keep on practicing old traditions and
other stuff but I do still see the importance of it. It is tradition and we should keep it that way. It
is truly amazing to see how far the Spanish influence on religion has gone. It has almost been
nearly 500 years since the Spaniards first set foot in our homeland and enforced religion and up
till now, we still practice and live it by heart. Well maybe everyone else but me, but that doesn’t
matter. We should all be thankful for the Spaniards for giving us a really great legacy. A legacy
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http://lifey.org/spanish-influence-on-the-philippines/
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/spain-in-the-philippines
http://www.philippines-travel-guide.com/philippines-religion.html
https://www.philstar.com/cebu-lifestyle/2010/08/17/603226/our-spanish-legacy